M.Ed.
Elementary Education: Certification

We designed
this academic plan to deepen your knowledge of issues and current research
on best practices in the field, while preparing you to be a teacher in
grades K-8.

Candidates
in the M.Ed. with Certification Education program are required to demonstrate
content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and skills, and professional
knowledge to be eligible to enter student teaching or internship placements.
Content,
pedagogical, and professional knowledge or skills are demonstrated through
candidate performance on key assessments embedded in the ECI 571, 573,
574, 575, 576, and BME 631 classes.

For this 43-unit
plan, take:

ECI 570 (1
unit)

one of EDF
500, 630, or 671(3 units)

one of EPS
605, 610, or 611 (3 units)

BME 631 (3
units)

ECI 571, 572,
573, 574, and 575 (18 units)

ESE 548 (3
units)

ECI 576 and
577 (12 units)*

*(This is a full-day, field-based, student-teaching
capstone, occurring over a sixteen-week period, that is tied to a 1-unit
reflection seminar.)

In addition
to earning a masterís degree, this plan meets the Arizona requirements
for K-8 teacher certification and provides an institutional recommendation
that you can use to obtain K-8 teacher certification in Arizona.

This degree
is considered a terminal degree; you cannot apply it toward a doctoral
degree.